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  • Slashdot: US Government Takes Down Major North Korean ‘Remote IT Workers’ Operation

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/06/30/2236218/us-government-takes-down-major-north-korean-remote-it-workers-operation Source: Slashdot Title: US Government Takes Down Major North Korean ‘Remote IT Workers’ Operation Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The U.S. Department of Justice has uncovered a fraudulent operation involving North Korean IT workers who infiltrated American tech companies to generate revenue for the regime. These actions pose significant…

  • Slashdot: Large Language Models, Small Labor Market Effects

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    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/25/06/12/0117247/large-language-models-small-labor-market-effects?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Large Language Models, Small Labor Market Effects Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The study examines the labor market effects of AI chatbots, particularly focusing on how their adoption influences workplaces and job dynamics. While substantial investments in AI chatbots have been made, the study finds minimal…

  • Hacker News: Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D

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    Source URL: https://epoch.ai/gradient-updates/most-ai-value-will-come-from-broad-automation-not-from-r-d Source: Hacker News Title: Most AI value will come from broad automation, not from R&D Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text presents a critique of the prevailing belief that AI’s primary economic impact will stem from its automation of research and development (R&D). Instead, it argues that…

  • The Register: UK government insiders say AI datacenters may be a pricey white elephant

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/uk_gov_ai_datacenters/ Source: The Register Title: UK government insiders say AI datacenters may be a pricey white elephant Feedly Summary: Economy-boosting bit barn? Not in my back yard, some locals expected to say The British government is pressing ahead with “AI Growth Zones" amid fears the rush to build datacenters to power AI could…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Baroness Kidron’s speech regarding UK AI legislation

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    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2025/Jan/29/baroness-kidron-speech/ Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Baroness Kidron’s speech regarding UK AI legislation Feedly Summary: Baroness Kidron’s speech regarding UK AI legislation Barnstormer of a speech by UK film director and member of the House of Lords Baroness Kidron. This is the Hansard transcript but you can also watch the video on parliamentlive.tv.…